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Thoughts of Self Doubt
Can I really make it in 2023?
Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you’re ready for this year as it’s going to be a rollercoaster ride. It’s the start of the first day of the year and I’ve already had doubts about what I’ve planned to try out, and whether I’ll get anywhere near the $37 a day I need to in the next 12 months.
There are lots of things that can knock you back when trying to get to your goal. Slow or no sales, bad reviews (sometimes a fault of your own, sometimes something completely out of your control), a mental block that stops you from creating/writing/selling etc, and external forces that have nothing to do with your side hustle at all, like health problems.
So far today I’ve had a sale before I woke up, and a pretty average review that I’m currently not sure how I’m going to react to. Most of the places I sell are all fulfilled by another company, so I can’t contact the customer directly and work it out with them, and even if I could, should I?
I have to mentally get over the block that’s been put in my way and try not to let it take up too much brain space and continue on with what I was planning.
It’s hard. I’ve had thoughts of quitting everything, I’ve thought about putting aside that part of my side hustle, I’ve wondered if some of the new…
